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Saturday, 17 January 2015

Review: The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner #2) by James Dashner

Goodreads Synopsis:

Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end.

Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would
mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn’t done yet. Phase Two has
just begun. The Scorch.There are no rules. There is no help. You either make it or you die.

The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the
Scorch—the most burned-out section of the world. And WICKED has made sure to
adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.Friendships will be tested. Loyalties will be broke. All the bets are off.There are others now. Their survival depends on
the Gladers’ destruction—and they’re determined to survive.

Review:

There’s a big part of me that is disappointed by the lack of
answers this books gives, even though I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The
writing was so addictive, with plot twists around every corner, and it was only
a few pages from the end of the book that I stopped to think “What the hell is
going on?” Thomas was always going on and on about unanswered questions but I
had more than him by the end of it with an extra addition of, “Where is this
series going?”

Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed it, and I’ll no doubt be continuing
the series in hope of those answers, but to be honest I don’t know if James
Dashner even has them. He could have easily been making it up as he went along…

One thing for sure is that he can spin suspense! A lot of
the book was spent travelling and waiting for the next twist, but it was still
captivating (when the characters didn’t complain too much). None of them were
weak, because as Minho said they’d been weeded out already until only the
strong survived. However that didn’t stop complaints, most of which came from
Thomas. It’s understandable I know, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t irritate me
beyond belief.

I’m pretty sure I’m making this out to seem like I didn’t
like the book, when I did! And that’s where the mixed feelings come in. All the
same, this series might be worth picking up if it sounds interesting to you.

Disclaimer

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